India knew to use iron 4,000 years ago, archaeological findings show
India knew to use iron 4,000 years ago, archaeological findings show Carbon dating of cultural deposits found during archaeological excavations in Mayiladumparai in Krishnagiri district has found they belong to 2172 BCE, establishing that the Tamils were aware of the use of iron 4,200 years ago. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin told the …
18th-Century Bones of Sick Soldiers Identified in the Netherlands
18th-Century Bones of Sick Soldiers Identified in the Netherlands Eighty-two skeletons found in a mᴀss grave in the Dutch city of Vianen were mainly British soldiers who died of illness in an 18th Century field hospital, archaeologists say. The remains were found outside the city’s old wall in November 2020 and then researched by forensic …
5000-Year-Old Jewellery Making Factory Discovered In Millennia-Old Harappan City In Haryana’s Rakhigarhi
5000-Year-Old Jewellery Making Factory Discovered In Millennia-Old Harappan City In Haryana’s Rakhigarhi Rakhigarhi in Haryana is world-famous for some of the most well-known sites Harrapan civilisation, and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been conducting new excavations for the last 32 years. Now, it seems ASI has made one of its biggest discoveries in …
Ancient Chinese Earthquake Detector Invented 2,000 Years Ago Really Worked!
Ancient Chinese Earthquake Detector Invented 2,000 Years Ago Really Worked! A seismometer or seismoscope is an instrument that detects and measures the motions of the ground as a result of seismic waves gushing from an earthquake, volcanic eruption or powerful explosion. Today, there are thousands of such instruments dispersed in key places around the world …
Egyptian Light Bulb: What You Need To Know To Separate Fact From Fiction
Egyptian Light Bulb: What You Need To Know To Separate Fact From Fiction A wall inscription in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera seemingly depicts an ancient Egyptian light bulb which some interpret as evidence that the Egyptians had electricity. It has been suggested that the inscriptions resemble a Crookes Tube, an experimental electrical discharge …
These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago
These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago Archaeologists in southern Italy announced last week that they unearthed two helmets, fragments of weapons and armour, bits of pottery and the remains of a possible temple to Athena at an archaeological excavation of the ancient Greek city of Velia, reports Frances D’Emilio …
The Stolen Nostradamus manuscript is returned to the library in Rome
The Stolen Nostradamus manuscript is returned to the library in Rome An ancient manuscript by the French astrologer Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, stolen from a library in Rome has been returned to the Italian capital. The manuscript, enтιтled Nostradamus M Prophecies and dating back about 500 years, was rediscovered last year when …
Traces of Hyde Abbey Found in England
Traces of Hyde Abbey Found in England Remains of the core of a medieval wall have been found just 80cm below the garden of a house near Winchester in a major archaeological discovery this week. The excavation at Hyde Abbey, the burial place of Alfred the Great, also discovered a huge foundation, for what believed …
Two more Giants were discovered at Mont’e Prama
Two more Giants were discovered at Mont’e Prama The powerful torsos of two boxers, a large flexible shield that covers the stomach and envelops an arm; then ahead, legs and other body parts – just days after the resumption of the latest excavation campaign, the Mont’e Prama Nuragic necropolis at Cabras has yielded the remains …
The Face of the Earliest Human Ancestor, Revealed
The Face of the Earliest Human Ancestor, Revealed Nearly 25 years after scientists described the first fossil traces of Australopithecus anamensis, this unsung human ancestor is finally having its moment. Researchers working in Ethiopia have found a nearly complete cranium of this long-vanished member of the hominin group, which includes Homo sapiens and its close …